Beauvaisn.
/bəʊˈveɪ/, U.S. /ˌboʊˈveɪ/ Used attributively to designate things manufactured in Beauvais, as Beauvais tapestry.
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Turkey work1537
Gobelin tapestry?1750
Gobelin1802
Beauvais tapestry1885
1885 L. J. Davis tr. E. Müntz Short Hist. Tapestry xiv. 335 (caption) Louis XV. Fauteuil, covered in Beauvais tapestry.
1899 R. Glazier Man. Hist. Ornament 118 There are some fine Gobelin and Beauvais tapestries in Windsor Castle.
1961 Connoisseur Dec. p. xxxviii A fine Louis XV Beauvais tapestry.
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